PUBLIC LAW 100-180—DEC. 4, 1987

101 STAT. 1117

(b) applicability.—Section 1103 of such title, as added by subsec-   10 use 1103
tion (a), shall apply with respect to any contract entered into after   ^note-
October 1,1987.
SEC. 726. CHAMPUS COVERAGE FOR SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME
MONITORING EQUIPMENT
(a)	CHAMPUS coverage allowed.—Section 1079(a) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended—
 (1)	by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (13);
 (2)	by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (14) and
inserting in lieu thereof ; and"; and
 (3)	by adding at the end the following:
"(15) electronic cardio-respiratory home monitoring equip-
ment (apnea monitors) for home use may be provided if a
physician prescribes and supervises the use of the monitor for
an infant—
"(A) who has had an apparent life-threatening event,
"(B) who is a subsequent sibling of a victim of sudden
infant death syndrome,
"(C) whose birth weight was 1,500 grams or less, or
"(D) who is a pre-term infant with pathologic apnea,
in which case the coverage may include the cost of the equip-
ment, hard copy analysis of physiological alarms, professional
visits, diagnostic testing, family training on how to respond to
apparent life threatening events, and assistance necessary for
proper use of the equipment.".
(b)	effective date.—Paragraph (15) of section 1079(a) of such
title, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to costs   10 USC 1079
incurred for home monitoring equipment after the date of the   note-
enactment of this Act.
part C—health care management
SEC. 731. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ON MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH CARE    10 USC 1092
IN    CATCHMENT    AREAS    AND    OTHER    DEMONSTRATION    note.
PROJECTS
(a)	demonstration projects.—The Secretary of Defense shall
conduct projects designed to demonstrate the alternative health care
delivery system described in subsection (b). Each military depart-
ment shall carry out at least one such project. The projects—
(1)	shall begin during fiscal year 1988, if feasible, and continue
for not less than two years;
 (2)	shall each include all covered beneficiaries within one
catchment area of a medical facility of the uniformed services;
and
 (3)	shall be designed, with respect to the number and location
of demonstration sites and otherwise, to ensure that the results
of such projects will likely be representative of the results of a
nationwide implementation.
(b)	alternative health care delivery system.—The alter-
native health care delivery system referred to in subsection (a) that
the projects shall demonstrate is a system under which the com-
mander of a medical facility of the uniformed services is responsible
for all funding and all medical care of the covered beneficiaries in
the catchment area of the facility. The commander may use any
type of health care delivery system, for any scope of coverage, he
considers appropriate.